that mixtape era from 2009 thru 2015 will NEVER be topped

[jadillac]

I knew it wouldn't last, dudes were dropping radio singles and then putting them on free mixtapes to just get a body of work/exposure out there to the masses. For some of them it worked out, for some it didn't.

Drake
Lloyd Banks
J. Cole
Wayne
Chris Brown
Rick Ross
Wiz
Big KRIT
The Weeknd
Meek Mill
French Montana
2 Chainz
50 Cent
Trey Songz
Big Sean
R. Kelly
Fabolous
Kendrick
Omarion
Wale

so many others I'm missing, I just named the ones that came to mind. Then labels figured out they could somewhat monetize them by streaming on Soundcloud, or just outright selling them as EPs, and that was pretty much the end of it.

That era will never be seen again. We got fed so much.

EDIT:

 

[Yoda]

eh. bunch of garbage names you posted.

 

[jadillac]

eh. bunch of garbage names you posted.

oh okay cool guy

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

How you didn't name Wiz?

 

[Yoda]

oh okay cool guy

damn skippy im cool. so cool. i should be coolios bro, COOLO!!!!



Yay area where yall at?


detroit! what!


H TOWNNNNNN



Hot lanata

M-I-A- 305


Killa Kali



NYC WE BACK


(post of the year

 

[ThiefyPoo]

Nothing but truth OP .

Those trey sonyz anticipation tapes .

 

[The_Phonz]

Big K.R.I.T.? Dom Kennedy?

 

[Yoda]

Big K.R.I.T.? Dom Kennedy?

EGG FUKKIN SACTLY!

 

[El Guapo]

I don't know breh

I think I liked the years before 2009 a little more

50 Cent is the Future
No Mercy, No Fear
God's Plan
Dedication 2
Da Drought 3
Members of Byrdgang
Trap or Die
The Champ Is Here
G-Unit Radios
Dipset Vols.
Max B
etc.

 

[CrimsonTider]

I knew it wouldn't last, dudes were dropping radio singles and then putting them on free mixtapes to just get a body of work/exposure out there to the masses. For some of them it worked out, for some it didn't.

Drake
Lloyd Banks
J. Cole
Wayne
Chris Brown
Rick Ross
Meek Mill
French Montana
2 Chainz
50 Cent
Trey Songz
R. Kelly
Fabolous
Kendrick
Omarion
Wale

so many others I'm missing, I just named the ones that came to mind. Then labels figured out they could somewhat monetize them by streaming on Soundcloud, or just outright selling them as EPs, and that was pretty much the end of it.

That era will never be seen again. We got fed so much.

Yep, streaming made mixtapes totally irrelevant

Datpiff and LiveMixtapes have to be hurting even tho they still have the classics

 

[jadillac]

How you didn't name Wiz?

Big K.R.I.T.? Dom Kennedy?

I forgot bro. I just literally named what came to mind.

Wiz, KRIT, the Weeknd

I definitely enjoyed it.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

how you say 2009 to 2015 but ignore 2000 to 2009?

 

[leoc]

how could you miss Future

 

[mortuus est]

i enjoyed alot of the brick squad monopoly mixtapes around these times

waka flocka's salute me or shoot me 1-3

whoo da kid tapes

slim dunkin tapes

1017 bricksquad , those early southside beats

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

No Cudi either